Dennis Paul Block

Worst, most detrimental Attorney, and most dishonest Attorney representation we have ever experienced. I am an attorney, but I do not practice Eviction / Unlawful Detainer law. So my partner and I retained Dennis Block’s office to handle an Eviction Trial to evict a non-paying Tenant. Huge mista...ke, unfortunately. Attorney Block charged a high retainer, we received very little representation services, and they were largely useless. Especially considering that Block’s Office charged us many thousands of dollars and then promised us a partial refund which we never received. Despite many requests fir the refund, all we received were broken promises and lies. Their Office clearly and repeatedly breached their agreement to refund us the promised funds. Our complaints to the State Bar, requests for Arbitration, and requests for our promised refund have so far been fruitless. So we now have no choice but to sue the Block Office for Breach of their Agreements and to get our refund. The Block Office and the State Bar oversight have let us down for months.

Horrible experience. Don’t hire this group. Paid him $7500 and all I needed was a lawyer to represent me the day of court everything else I did. Two lawyers showed up late with a long list of people to represent, not the lawyer that they said would show up. They were unprepared. I had to ask who’s wi...th Dennis Block in the court hallway over and over again. Random person pointed to a man. They never asked for me personally. One was rude telling a man to not speak or he wouldn’t represent him. They didn’t do anything and knew nothing about my case after charging me prep time, traveling time and court time. A court appointed a mediator, she helped me and the tenant come to an agreement. One lawyer wrote the agreement and presented it to the judge. He spent 45 minutes on my case. I could have just used the Mediator. I was never sent an Itemized Statement and when I called they sent me an inflated bill of services I never recieved, such as reading about my case, lawyer prep time, 4 hours court time, travel time, sheriff paperwork, etc. All BS. The Itemized Statement said I had a $1600. Refund due to me, BUT when I requested that refund my phone calls were never answered and I have yet to receive my Refund. My emails and phone calls are ignored or never answered.

This office treated me like garbage and refused to answer simple questions. The attorney sent to cover Block walked away from me and wouldn't talk to me in a court. The office is besieged with calls. I once spent two hours listening to music. After the eviction was arranged, Block couldn't read email...s indicating that the tenant left on her own accord and proceeded to arrange an eviction of paying tenants because he doesn't get phone messages or emails and then he writes emails saying he does. When told of the problems in dealing with what should be the simplest case ever, he SCREAMED at the top of his lungs as if he's lost his marbles. He told me to never use his law firm again. As if I needed to pay to be treated as he chose to treat me.